replacing the rear rocker panel on Crusty. The rusty Toyota drag car project. building the inside rocker as well as the inner and outer rocker using basic tools
"Want to see how to build a Toyota body with metal from around your shop?" "Stick around". Always learning from these videos. Looking forward to the next one.
You take something that is a lot of work and you break it down into smaller sections. I've watched your videos and have learned so much. When I start repairing my pickup this spring, from frame repair up to the body panels; I will be using your tips and tricks to do it. Instead of seeing it as one large job, I now see it as a combination of a bunch of small jobs.
That is exactly how I feel. You star out with a big project part and break it down into smaller parts. Always great instruction. Thank you for making all of the videos!!!
I have no clue why I’ve been spending so much time watching these rust repair videos. I live in Florida and haven’t seen a rot like this in years. Great info though.
Well Jake from state farm what are you wearing ha ha ha I had a Florida car from the coast come in the shop and it was full of rust so u must live in land that might have been rusty 56 2 hardtop I ever seen lot rust in the roof that you just don't see out here but I guess the wind carries the salt where ever
Fitzee... You take the 3lb steak and make it into 6, nice 8oz. That you can manage, 1 bite at a time.. You break down these big jobs into little, WINNABLE, projects.. You Give me courage to fix my '80 Bronco.. You Sir, are THE BEST!!! Peace my friend!!!
Fritz, I don't care if it's your chanel or halfass customs or Vice grip garage I tune in and every day I always Lear something from you and the others. Knowledge it's the key to success and self satisfaction. And of course you can always save a few bucks diy 'n it.. thank you.
You put more thought and care into it than the original manufacturer. They cut out the blanks, stamp it "close enough" and then bam, bam, bam, spot weld and maybe shoot some primer in the hole and add a bit of seam sealer. And MOST of that lasted decades... I would say that car (at least the parts you did) will last many decades longer than Toyota ever imagined it would! I only wish my Suzuki Cappuccino had gotten your level attention and care when someone decided it was a bit rusty and parked it in 2010 or so. Now, it's like stepping into what sounds like leaves under the carpet! haha I should be getting back into things soon(once I finish the garage) and these videos give me an edge in some great tips and motivation: "it can be fixed, with time, effort and skill and careful planning!" To help my restoration I saved cuts from a crashed one from down near Killkenny with almost no rust to make templates and repair panels from. Cheers for the great videos and instruction!!
Thank you from a fellow Canadian for continuing to post these videos! As a newbie welder I'm finding your instructions easy to follow. Very helpful as I work on my own project.
Thank you for being so generous with your time and experience. I just bought a project truck and need to do some work, straight forward approach. No smoke and mirrors, you show that you can tackle complicated fab with a step by step approach. You took away some of my trepidation! Maritime strong!
Hey Fitz, you said you didn't want to recreate the factory specs but your work is WAY better than some 'factory specs' restorations I've seen. I'm currently restoring a '73 914 and I've been kind of stuck for a few months on some sections which I need to replace. Your methods are helping me to get ahead a great deal. Thank you for sharing sir! Looking forward to your next videos. Regards from Puerto Rico.
Thanks for the video Fitzee! I’m always impressed with your work and the generous teaching of your methods I know explaining the work slows the progress but I appreciate your time and effort- thank you sir
The small inner repair pannel in the center that you made with the seam was a thing of beauty. The final fit on the outer cill /rocker was top notch Tony, a great watch as always.
Hi Yes it was a challenge for the rockers on my classic car as well. Now I gotta get all the bondo off and do it again . I couldn't afford repo panel. Challenge yes.......... Not any more thank you for showing how.
This is exactly what I am looking for when I watch Power Nation or something like that, while they spend hours chatting and selling sheit. dude... YOU ARE THE MAN
I watch them all Fitzee. Your number one in my book. I remember one of the first videos I watched of yours when you cut and welded a patch panel and dropped the rusty piece right out and then your butt welded it. LOL how Sweet it is 🏁👍😎
Always fun to watch another craftsman work his magic!..bit by bit by bit your making it work with minimal tools and equipment! There's a saying for that....."You gots to be smarter than it is!" It will be intresting to see how you do the Chassis for this.
Your a pro that's why body men cant do this work that would plug it nice job like whatching you work for hrs I have a body shop for 25yrs I can't do that work you do I wish I had you working for me you blow body man's away keep the good work up paul
Out of all the people out there doing body work on cars you are the best I was watching on others Chanel and they did not even cool down the welds at all his but welds warped the panel and when he ground down the welds it looks like Mickey Mouse even his body filler was not pressed deeply into the edges of the welds just a problem waiting to happen ... Watching your work you are the best I've seen your welds are very good you reconstruct the car to original as possible.... I like to see that in a you tube channel... Keep up the good work!!!
I've 'stuck around' for a few of these now, time to unstick myself from the sofa and get out there. Thanks for the inspiration, I'll never match your workmanship, but it's better to be trying and (only partially, hopefully) failing than to not try at all... Time to restart work on my Vauxhall Cavalier coupe.. Thanks Fitzee, you're a laconic star!
Just bought a 1967 jaguar s type. It's a bit of a cot case. One side rockers are missing and the b pillar is hanging in the breeze. This will be one hell of a useful video😁.
Love watching your work, honest and open, we are all learning so many skills and tips from your experience, you’ve been there and done that 👍 thank you 😊
Lots of great tips in this one!!!! Love how you put the cut off end an used it to make the factory edge and it double for the backing for the finished rear section! Thanks for taking the time to create these vids!
Not only do I love your videos because of the awesome info but I feel like you'd be a good bloke to have a beer and a talk with, keep it up mate and thanks from Australia
I just found your channel a week ago. Wish I would have found you sooner. I bought aftermarket quarter panels for my car and regret it. The fit is terrible. No matter how much I try to move these around. The gaps go from to wide to nonexistent. After watching your videos I believe I could have fixed what I had. Now that I have watched your videos I will be able to fix these new panels. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques!
Fitzgerald is an autobody genius!!!!! Complex part made so simplify!!! Love his steps to do it, great advice on using large pieces and trimming them after wedding. Great work!!
YES SIR FITZEE, Ya Done Real Good here and ALL Your video's. Some VERY NICE WORK AGAIN. If these Young People WILL WATCH and LEARN this From YOU as their Teacher. They WILL GO PLACES in their Body Profession, I Quan Dog Tea Toll’n Tell’n You!!!
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I respect your knowledge and being humble about what you are doing. Thank you for giving me the confidence to restoring my 53 Belair Sport coupe
Most people wouldn't have even tried ro fix this rust pile. Your work is amazing!
"Want to see how to build a Toyota body with metal from around your shop?"
"Stick around".
Always learning from these videos.
Looking forward to the next one.
Yep! Building a toyota out of scrap metal you can find somewhere in your shop! Tony is amazing!
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You take something that is a lot of work and you break it down into smaller sections. I've watched your videos and have learned so much. When I start repairing my pickup this spring, from frame repair up to the body panels; I will be using your tips and tricks to do it. Instead of seeing it as one large job, I now see it as a combination of a bunch of small jobs.
well done and the tips are great . I too have started using them. Thanks Fitz
Yes he us very good
That is exactly how I feel. You star out with a big project part and break it down into smaller parts. Always great instruction. Thank you for making all of the videos!!!
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I have no clue why I’ve been spending so much time watching these rust repair videos. I live in Florida and haven’t seen a rot like this in years. Great info though.
Inland FL isn’t bad. Coastal cars are sneaky. They rust inside out and top down. Salt spray is horrible.
Well Jake from state farm what are you wearing ha ha ha I had a Florida car from the coast come in the shop and it was full of rust so u must live in land that might have been rusty 56 2 hardtop I ever seen lot rust in the roof that you just don't see out here but I guess the wind carries the salt where ever
@@MissionRestomod yeah fitz car might been a costal car the way it was wierd rust
Agree.. Coastal florida cars wont survive unless properly cared for.
That's a good one fitzi your tips were good so I stuck around mate. You're a gem mate. Love your show with basic tools. 😊
Truly enjoy each video, I especially can't wait for the end of your intro when you tell people to, "stick around..."
I watched this a second time., and learned more. Thank you again.
Fitzee... You take the 3lb steak and make it into 6, nice 8oz. That you can manage, 1 bite at a time.. You break down these big jobs into little, WINNABLE, projects..
You Give me courage to fix my '80 Bronco.. You Sir, are THE BEST!!!
Peace my friend!!!
Maybe you'd like too come to Michigan and work on an 80 Bronco for your channel? Heheheh.. Food for thought..
Always good to watch a previously posted video again. 😊 Happy Father's Day Tony.
Fritz, I don't care if it's your chanel or halfass customs or Vice grip garage I tune in and every day I always Lear something from you and the others. Knowledge it's the key to success and self satisfaction. And of course you can always save a few bucks diy 'n it.. thank you.
It’s the reverse engineering bit that’s so important and needs the bit of inventiveness and cleverness. Well done, enjoyed that one. Thank you.
You put more thought and care into it than the original manufacturer. They cut out the blanks, stamp it "close enough" and then bam, bam, bam, spot weld and maybe shoot some primer in the hole and add a bit of seam sealer. And MOST of that lasted decades... I would say that car (at least the parts you did) will last many decades longer than Toyota ever imagined it would!
I only wish my Suzuki Cappuccino had gotten your level attention and care when someone decided it was a bit rusty and parked it in 2010 or so. Now, it's like stepping into what sounds like leaves under the carpet! haha
I should be getting back into things soon(once I finish the garage) and these videos give me an edge in some great tips and motivation: "it can be fixed, with time, effort and skill and careful planning!"
To help my restoration I saved cuts from a crashed one from down near Killkenny with almost no rust to make templates and repair panels from.
Cheers for the great videos and instruction!!
Gather around gents the Master is back in session sharing his wealth of knowledge and skill!
My brother had a 79 SR5 for his first car. I'm glad we lived.😄
Thank you from a fellow Canadian for continuing to post these videos! As a newbie welder I'm finding your instructions easy to follow. Very helpful as I work on my own project.
Way to go Fitz... Your eye to envision the steps to each little section of each part of the process is amazing. Love it, Keep em coming.
Excellent work at its best
I stay watchin him to get my weld game up no cap💯
Thank you for being so generous with your time and experience. I just bought a project truck and need to do some work, straight forward approach. No smoke and mirrors, you show that you can tackle complicated fab with a step by step approach. You took away some of my trepidation!
Maritime strong!
This is my favorite video that you have done. I have watched it several times. Thanks
I never get tired of watching you fab stuff up.
You work like an artist working on a sculpture. Nice work. I’m really enjoying this series.
Hey Fitz, you said you didn't want to recreate the factory specs but your work is WAY better than some 'factory specs' restorations I've seen. I'm currently restoring a '73 914 and I've been kind of stuck for a few months on some sections which I need to replace. Your methods are helping me to get ahead a great deal. Thank you for sharing sir! Looking forward to your next videos. Regards from Puerto Rico.
Thanks for the video Fitzee! I’m always impressed with your work and the generous teaching of your methods I know explaining the work slows the progress but I appreciate your time and effort- thank you sir
Thanks for showing how a master metal man gets it done !
G’day Tony from Australia I’ve watched a lot of your videos mate,your metal work is outstanding!
That was a complicated structure. I appreciate how you let us know that you have to go back and do it again until it's right. That's real life 👍
The small inner repair pannel in the center that you made with the seam was a thing of beauty. The final fit on the outer cill /rocker was top notch Tony, a great watch as always.
Hi Yes it was a challenge for the rockers on my classic car as well. Now I gotta get all the bondo off and do it again . I couldn't afford repo panel. Challenge yes.......... Not any more thank you for showing how.
I was thinkin i saw an irish man at work here by the talkin he does. Excellent work there, i watch and learn, thanks.
This is exactly what I am looking for when I watch Power Nation or something like that, while they spend hours chatting and selling sheit.
dude...
YOU
ARE
THE
MAN
Thanks for your excellent videos and down to earth instructions, the world needs more people like you. Keep up the great work. "Rust never Sleeps".
Thanks again Fitz, great work as usual!
I love how you always grind it back to clean steel...
I watch them all Fitzee. Your number one in my book. I remember one of the first videos I watched of yours when you cut and welded a patch panel and dropped the rusty piece right out and then your butt welded it. LOL how Sweet it is 🏁👍😎
Always fun to watch another craftsman work his magic!..bit by bit by bit your making it work with minimal tools and equipment!
There's a saying for that....."You gots to be smarter than it is!"
It will be intresting to see how you do the Chassis for this.
Another excellent lesson from the master, thank you Fitzee.
Your a pro that's why body men cant do this work that would plug it nice job like whatching you work for hrs I have a body shop for 25yrs I can't do that work you do I wish I had you working for me you blow body man's away keep the good work up paul
Awesome as always!
"Tips" are always phenomenal!!
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Out of all the people out there doing body work on cars you are the best I was watching on others Chanel and they did not even cool down the welds at all his but welds warped the panel and when he ground down the welds it looks like Mickey Mouse even his body filler was not pressed deeply into the edges of the welds just a problem waiting to happen ...
Watching your work you are the best I've seen your welds are very good you reconstruct the car to original as possible.... I like to see that in a you tube channel... Keep up the good work!!!
Always an education watching you work! Thanks for sharing!!!
thanks as always Fitzee...I have to do this soon for my ole vw panel bus! appreciate what you do and thanks for sharing with all of us! cheers
These tutorials are priceless!
Great stuff Fitzee! Thanks for another excellent video! Cheers, Doug
Mr .Fritzees... you sure make it come together... love the sharing of your life... and how you do it!... thank you!
You’re a wizard Fitzee. Love your work 👌🏽
That is the kind of motivation I need to start workomg on my volvo 👌🏼 thank you sir 👌🏼
I've 'stuck around' for a few of these now, time to unstick myself from the sofa and get out there. Thanks for the inspiration, I'll never match your workmanship, but it's better to be trying and (only partially, hopefully) failing than to not try at all... Time to restart work on my Vauxhall Cavalier coupe.. Thanks Fitzee, you're a laconic star!
Just bought a 1967 jaguar s type. It's a bit of a cot case. One side rockers are missing and the b pillar is hanging in the breeze. This will be one hell of a useful video😁.
Love how you do things. It looks so great and you make sense in how you rework the metal to fit it just right.
Love your work Fitzee and the commentary.
Hey FItzee!
Reminds me of the story of the Indian Chief who cut one end of his blanket off and sewed it on the other end... to make it longer.
Thanks for sharing this project with us. So many valuable techniques to use on our projects!
Fantastic as usual, Tony!
Great vid! I did a similar repair on the inner rockers of my '68 Camaro. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Thanks for the tips!
Nice work Fitzee! Thanks for sharing.
Fitzee, this is great work. Thank you very much for sharing all your experience and knowledge. Priceless!
Great tips love that thinking chair 💺at the end. Thank you and take care...
Those were great tips. Beautiful work!
That was awesome Fitzee .
Thanks for that👍.
Love watching your work, honest and open, we are all learning so many skills and tips from your experience, you’ve been there and done that 👍 thank you 😊
Lots of great tips in this one!!!! Love how you put the cut off end an used it to make the factory edge and it double for the backing for the finished rear section! Thanks for taking the time to create these vids!
Thanks Fitz . You have a way to inspire. Awesome Brother . Cheers
I stuck around and found this guy to be the best of all the channels
You're a clever man Fitzee, these are a joy to watch. Thanks.
Another great job. I'm learning something every time I watch! My old Park Ave needs a bit of rocker work done. You gave me some good ideas!
I learn something every time I watch one of your vids Thanks.
I really enjoy watch you work the pieces to fit. Very cool. Impressive work.
That was an hour well spent, I learned a lot... : ) Thanks Tony!
Thank you for the videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. And thanks for giving us inspiration to try it ourselves.
Another amazing video! Your attention to details is spot on, learning a lot from you, thanks and keep em coming 👍👍
Simply amazing approach and work my friend. Bravo.
Awesome tips! Definitely going to try your techniques! Thanks for sharing
The master of metal manipulation awesome job. Thanks for sharing.
this is better then watching any movie, Tony, what do you put in your metal, it's like a fitzee drug. and can't get enough of it, ... lol
Love your work, and you are a great teacher. Looking forward to using some of your tricks with my resto. Work smarter, not harder.
Not only do I love your videos because of the awesome info but I feel like you'd be a good bloke to have a beer and a talk with, keep it up mate and thanks from Australia
And that with about no specialized tooling, here is the challenge.
Well done.
the tips are good fitzee . the transformation of this old rust bucket = amazing thanks for your effort mate
Great video Tony nice detail work!
Always a good work Fitzee great teaching.
Your a great teacher I enjoy watching your video .
Pretty awesome work Fitz !!!
Less perfection more patience and plenty of persistence, step-by-step-by-step. A great lesson today professor. Thank you!
I just found your channel a week ago. Wish I would have found you sooner.
I bought aftermarket quarter panels for my car and regret it. The fit is terrible. No matter how much I try to move these around. The gaps go from to wide to nonexistent.
After watching your videos I believe I could have fixed what I had.
Now that I have watched your videos I will be able to fix these new panels. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques!
Good tips there mate I have been using some of your methods in my repairs recently. Thank you.
Yes indeed you had alot of fun doing that rocker panel ......amazing work 💯....be well fitzee...🤙
You are a real sheet metal artist. It is a pleasure to watch you work.
My corolla is from 85 but so similar in the shapes of areas. This is info is GOLD!!
Making the rocker piece with the relieved/stepped edge the way you did - pure genius!
YOU ARE A MASTER FABRICATOR SIR!! fellow left handed canuck here
Fitzee you never cease to amaze with The amount of talent you have in metal work. Thanks so much for teaching us
Fitzgerald is an autobody genius!!!!! Complex part made so simplify!!! Love his steps to do it, great advice on using large pieces and trimming them after wedding. Great work!!
Excellent work. Thank you for the step by step explanation and why you do things in a certain sequence.
Absolutely incredible work. As a novice doing bits on my van I've learnt so much from your videos. Many thanks
Perfect timing man I’m rebuilding my rockers on a 62 impala
Excellent video, always learn so much. Please keep the video’s coming . Really enjoying this build.
Crusty is becoming Cristy. Always look forward to this class. Thank you for another episode.
YES SIR FITZEE, Ya Done Real Good here and ALL Your video's. Some VERY NICE WORK AGAIN. If these Young People WILL WATCH and LEARN this From YOU as their Teacher. They WILL GO PLACES in their Body Profession, I Quan Dog Tea Toll’n Tell’n You!!!
Tips are always awesome thanks for sharing your knowledge 😎